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Oxfam director blasts county in library row

A row has erupted between Oxfordshire CC and Oxfam over proposals to allow volunteers to run libraries, with one director at the charity calling the move ‘a really bad plan’.

A row has erupted between Oxfordshire CC and Oxfam over proposals to allow volunteers to run libraries, with one director at the charity calling the move ‘a really bad plan'.

Several councils have sought advice from Oxfam on volunteers running services, such as libraries.

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